Public law

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• Partner
• Associate
• Counsel

Alexis ROBBE

Jennifer PEREIRA-CHEVALLIER

Jocelyn LEQUESNE

Renaud-Jean CHAUSSADE

The “Public law” department is active in consulting and disputes (notably before administrative jurisdictions) on behalf of :

• public and quasi-public organisations : State, regions, departments, municipalities, public corporations for inter-municipality cooperation, hospital establishments, mixed economy companies and public undertakings.
• their service providers and partners : private actors in the real estate sector (investors, promoters, public project owners, prime contractors, PW&CE companies, etc.), design bureaus, public service delegated operators, industrial groups, associations, etc.

It provides them with the essential and operational technical expertise that they require for the set-up of their projects, the financing and management of public utility equipment, the organisation of activities and public services, and team management.

To this end, it provides expertise in the following domains :

• property law and public orders : public contract, public service delegation, partnership contract - notably public/private partnership, administrative and hospital emphyteutic leases, agreements for the occupation of public lands,
• public service law : personnel transfer (takeover on a time plus basis, outsourcing), mobility of public service agents, functional employment, disciplinary sanction, functional protection, tenure provisions, dismissal of contractual agents, summary procedures, suspension procedures,
• regulatory, operational and individual urban planning law ; development law (PUP agreement, ZAC, subdivision),
• environment and energy law : classified installations for environmental protection, fossil fuels, nuclear and renewable fuels,
• regional administration law : property management (public domain), personnel management (public service), institutional relations (restructuring, inter-municipal structures), contractual engineering (analysis and choice of legal arrangements and partners), procurements (public purchasing), organisation and follow-up of their activities (public services, police, etc.),
• arrangement of public, private and mixed real estate operations : project set-up, property oversight and purchase, choice of manufacturers, consideration of environmental constraints, follow-up of the works through to delivery to the end customer.

Rankings of the department

• PALMARES DU DROIT 2026
  • Public Business Law : Silver Trophy

• DECIDEURS 2025
  • Commercial planning : Excellent
  • Land management : Excellent
  • Renewable energy law : Highly regarded
  • Administrative contracts & related litigation : Highly regarded
  • Local authorities & mixed economy : Highly regarded
  • Urban planning and development : Highly regarded
  • Public property law : Renowned practice